If you're looking for a fun weekend on the trail just CLICK HERE........

It's a weekend, July 11- 13, at the RPH cabin in NY. It consists of maintenance on the trail and cabin, large
amounts of food, meeting thru hikers, and camping on the cabin grounds. This
work party is just as much about fun as it is about work, so come on out and
plan on having a good time with fellow supporters of the AT.
If you leave now you can be there in time and I hope to see you there!
Kathy and I have done this work party a number of times and never been disappointed.

TrafficJam wrote:

This sounds like a lot of fun. Unfortunately, I am volunteering to help my daughter move that weekend.

Now that's going to be a lot of hard work, and you probably don't want her to move anyway. =O

OK, if anybody is considering this work trip, here's more info........................


Have Fun Improving the Appalachian Trail in New York

Friday, Saturday, and Sunday - July 11, 12 and 13 (15th year!)

Meet interesting people, including local volunteers and thru-hikers!

Enjoy great food for free, sponsored by the Ralph’s Peak Hikers Cabin Volunteers Club!

Directions: Taconic State Parkway to exit for Miller Hill Road. Go west. Turn left on Hortontown Road. The

cabin is on the right after the large open field. It is recommended that you park off-pavement on the east side of

Hortontown Road, opposite the cabin. If you park at the cabin, please leave your name and cell phone number in

the window of your vehicle. Appalachian Trail mile 1,424

Meet at RPH Cabin at 8:00 a.m. each day. Camping on the shelter grounds and offsite overflow

camping is available.

Address for Google Maps or Mapquest: 753 Hortontown Road, Hopewell Junction, NY 12533



Food and ice donations greatly appreciated!

This year’s projects include the Stormville Mountain stone steps, finish painting the Seth Lyon Memorial Bridge, small

bridge construction, weeding and cleaning of the Gerry Messerich Memorial Flower Garden, painting and weed whacking

near RPH Cabin, carpentry work on the cabin, water bar cleanup and restoration, campsite maintenance at Morgan

Stewart Shelter, and MORE!

For more information, please see our website: rphcabin.org

Before the work weekend, contact Tim Messerich 845-297-9573 or bascomgrillmaster@yahoo.com

During the work weekend, reach us at 860-479-1424 or workweekend@rphcabin.org

Tools / Supplies needed: Please bring you own first aid kit, safety glasses and hard hat if you own one. Paint

brushes; heavy duty rope for log hauling, picks, rakes, draw knife, hand saw, carpentry tools, nails, lag bolts,

rebar, shovels, wheelbarrows, loppers / shears, and plastic buckets. Be sure to put your name on your tools.

Please note: no chain saws are allowed.

I passed on the cheesecake this past winter on the Harriman trip.
I won't make that mistake a second time

Unfortunately Kathy and I were only able to go to the RPH annual work party for Saturday. We arrived at 10AM and all the "good" jobs were gone. So we spent some hours cleaning out water bars both north and south of the cabin. Then as the party part of work party started to unwind we enjoyed the company of Coach Lou, Over Load, and Rafe as well as many others. Once dinner was done and the desert was unveiled I made sure to get a piece of the CHEESE CAKE. Great job Over Load! Nice to meet you and Rafe too.

The rest of you can start planning for next year. I believe this work party is always (almost) the 2nd weekend of July.